EP 1575386 A2 20050921 - PRODUCT CHANGE METHOD FOR A CIGARETTE MANUFACTURING MACHINE
Title (en)
PRODUCT CHANGE METHOD FOR A CIGARETTE MANUFACTURING MACHINE
Title (de)
PRODUKTAUSWECHSLUNGSVERFAHREN FÜR EINE ZIGARETTENHERSTELLUNGSMASCHINE
Title (fr)
PROCEDE DE CHANGEMENT DE PRODUIT POUR UNE MACHINE DE FABRICATION DE CIGARETTES
Publication
Application
Priority
- EP 0351004 W 20031215
- IT BO20020790 A 20021216
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2004054393A2] A product change method for a cigarette manufacturing machine (1), wherein an input hopper (2) receives a first type (3a) of shredded tobacco from a supply header (4), and feeds it to at least one channel (17) for forming, on a conveyor (14), a bead (19) of tobacco, which is released onto a paper strip (22) travelling along a forming table (20) for forming a continuous cigarette rod (21); the method provides for cutting off supply of the first type (3a) of shredded tobacco to the header (4), emptying the header (4), cutting off communication between the header (4) and the input hopper (2), cutting off supply of the paper strip 15 (22), keeping the manufacturing machine (1) running to form a waste stream (30) of shredded tobacco of the first type (3a) and empty the manufacturing machine (1), and feeding a second type (3b) of shredded tobacco through the supply header (4) and the input hopper (2) to fill the manufacturing machine (1) completely before starting up supply of the paper strip (22).
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
CPC (source: EP US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2004054393A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2004054393 A2 20040701; WO 2004054393 A3 20040826; WO 2004054393 A8 20050324; AT E330494 T1 20060715; AU 2003299234 A1 20040709; AU 2003299234 A8 20040709; CN 1323619 C 20070704; CN 1725960 A 20060125; DE 20321876 U1 20120521; DE 60306426 D1 20060803; DE 60306426 T2 20061228; EP 1575386 A2 20050921; EP 1575386 B1 20060621; IT BO20020790 A1 20040617; RU 2005122482 A 20060120; RU 2328952 C2 20080720; US 2006130854 A1 20060622; US 7624738 B2 20091201
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 0351004 W 20031215; AT 03799567 T 20031215; AU 2003299234 A 20031215; CN 200380106331 A 20031215; DE 20321876 U 20031215; DE 60306426 T 20031215; EP 03799567 A 20031215; IT BO20020790 A 20021216; RU 2005122482 A 20031215; US 53917103 A 20031215